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What is said to be the largest offshore supply vessel ever built, and one of the most versatile to boot, has joined the fleet of Norwegian shipping company Ostensjo Rederi in Haugesund…

1st January 2003

Worlds Biggest Offshore Supply Ship Delivered

1st January 2003

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The French seismic ship CGG Mistral went down in 750m of water in the eastern Caribbean just before Christmas, a few months after her 22m conversion at Germanys MWB Motorenwerke in Bremerhaven.

1st January 2003

CGG Mistral Lost – Soon After MWB Conversion

1st January 2003

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Tideland Maritime Systems, the new division of Tideland Signal dedicated to the supply, installation and servicing of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), has signed a worldwide service agreement with the Radio Holland Group.…

1st January 2003

Tideland Maritime Goes Global

1st January 2003

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VT Halmatic celebrated the launch of a new Fleet Contract Hire and Support Division this month with the announcement of a ten year contract with the ABP Port of Southampton.

1st January 2003

New VT Halmatic Service Launches With Premier Contract

1st January 2003

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Tideland Signal has launched an advanced new version of its SeaBeacon 2 dual-band racon, offering improved performance and economical power consumption which make it suitable for remote solar powered installations near marine…

1st January 2003

Advanced Dual-Band Racon Happy in Remote Locations

1st January 2003

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Veripos has enhanced its proprietary European dual frequency Inmarsat DGPS service for offshore users with the establishment of three new reference stations at Ijmuiden in the Netherlands and Kristiansund and Tananger in…

1st January 2003

Boost for European DGPS Service

1st January 2003

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The US Coast Guard has officially approved the Carmanah 700 Series solar powered LED marine lights for use as USCG aids to navigation.

1st January 2003

USCG Approval for Solar Powered Lights

1st January 2003

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BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd has started work on its contribution to the EU funded INTEGRATION programme.

1st January 2003

BMT Explores Transport Concepts

1st January 2003

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Autronica Fire and Security has acquired Kongsberg Maritimes fire protection business for just under £ 5m. The new business, a division of Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems, will gain greater access to global…

1st January 2003

Autronica Acquisition

1st January 2003

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CIRIA has launched a new website which aims to make construction companies more sustainable, and more costefficient, in dealing with the 100 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste produced each year…

1st January 2003

Sustainable Construction Website Launched

1st January 2003

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Holyhead Towing have been selected by Airbus Industries to specify, develop and manage the building of a specialised river vessel to transport Airbus A380 airplane wings from the factory where they are…

1st January 2003

New Contract Ensures Holyhead Towing are Flying High

1st January 2003

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Peel Holdings made a successful £ 184m bid last month for Clydeport, which operates the ports of Glasgow, Greenock, Hunterston, and Androssan. The bid for the port operators shares was snapped up…

1st January 2003

Peel Makes Deal for Clydeport

1st January 2003

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December was an eventful month for the RNLI, with its first ever inshore rescue hovercraft becoming operational at Morecombe and work starting on the new RNLI Lifeboat College at Poole.

1st January 2003

Double Christmas Cheer for RNLI

1st January 2003

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The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is set to come into force on 1 July 2004 following its adoption at a week long Diplomatic Conference attended by 108 Contracting…

1st January 2003

IMO Adopts Maritime Security Code

1st January 2003

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VT Halmatic has recently delivered the first vessels in a new fleet of eight boats to the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA).

1st January 2003

MCA Takes Delivery of New Fleet

1st January 2003

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AND Group plc have announced their appointment as the sole distributor for Raytheon Marine products, spares and service.

1st January 2003

AND To Distribute Raytheon

1st January 2003

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Trinity House, the statuary authority for the maintenance of aids to navigation for England and Wales, continues its expansion of commercial work for third parties with the deployment of a meteorological data…

1st January 2003

Trinity House Extends Marine Renewables Activity

1st January 2003

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Goodchild Marine Services of Great Yarmouth UK has reached an agreement with Aqua Star Limited of Guernsey to build and market the Aqua Star range of fast pilot launches. The Aqua Star…

1st January 2003

Goodchild To Build Aqua Stars

1st January 2003

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Cummins Marine and Mercury Marine chose the London Boat Show this month to announce the formation of a 50/50 joint venture to supply integrated diesel propulsion systems to the worldwide recreational and…

1st January 2003

Cummins Mercruiser Diesel Makes London Debut

1st January 2003

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Fugro Survey AS has been contracted by Norsk Agip to undertake a site survey in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Fugro Survey Ltds Geo Prospector will make use of its…

1st January 2003

Geo Prospector in North Sea Survey

1st January 2003